This powerful and poetic memoir chronicles what it means to be a black woman in America and co-founding a movement demanding justice for all in "the land of the free." Raised in an impoverished neighborhood of Los Angeles, Patrisse Khan-Cullors experienced firsthand the prejudice and persecution African-Americans experience at the hands of law enforcement. Deliberately and ruthlessly harassed by a criminal justice system that operates on the agenda of white privilege, Black people are subjected to unjustifiable racial profiling and police brutality. In 2013, when Trayvon Martin's killer was freed from her, Khan-Cullors' outrage led her to co-found Black Lives Matter with Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi. Condemned as terrorists and considered a threat to the United States, they created a label that gave rise to the movement to hold accountable authorities who turn a blind eye to the injustices inflicted on black people. When They Call You a Terrorist is an empowering tale of survival, strength, and resilience.